The Constituent review β timely Joe Penhall political drama makes the specific universal
25 June 2024 at 18:50
Anna Maxwell Martin excels as a good MP, while James Cordenβs ex-soldier shows he can be dark as well as funny
A drama featuring a face-off between an MP and a constituent outraged by the failings of the system might be considered provident timing a week before election night.
But Joe Penhallβs drama is a very different animal from the quintessential political play, with no cynicism, spin or party politics, none of the brash polemics of David Hare nor the wide-ranging scope of James Graham.
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